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The Broselow-Luten System

Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 27, 2023

PAWPER was more accurate than EPLS (European life support formula) as well. The Broselow-Luten system was designed BY physicians, FOR physicians to make your life and pediatric resuscitations EASIER ! Int J Emerg Med. Use of the Broselow tape in a Mexican emergency department. J Emerg Med. x exp[0.02

E-9-1-1

E-9-1-1 Emergency Medical Services Life Support ALS

Traumatizing Patients with Trauma Activations

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Consent to a trauma evaluation is presumed when a patient presents as a trauma activation; implied consent applies to all life-threatening emergencies and is not unique to trauma activations. However, patients are neither knowledgeable about our opaque trauma protocols nor informed about trauma activations. Trauma is unique.

Heart Attack

Heart Attack Life Support Emergency Department Ambulance

SGEM#350: How Did I Get Epi Alone? Vasopressin and Methylprednisolone for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Neil Dasgupta is an emergency physician and ED intensivist from Long Island, NY, and currently an assistant clinical professor and Director of Emergency Critical Care at Nassau University Medical Center. Case: A code blue is called for a 71-year-old male in-patient that is boarding in the emergency department (ED).

Epinephrine

Epinephrine Critical Care Emergency Department Life Support

Amiodarone Versus Digoxin for Acute Rate Control of Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department

REBEL EM

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Background Information: Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate (RVR) is one of the many tachydysrhythmias we encounter in the Emergency Department (ED). Amiodarone versus digoxin for acute rate control of atrial fibrillation in the emergency department. Am J Emerg Med. Am J Emerg Med.

Emergency Department

Emergency Department ALS Critical Care ED

Reference ranges of paediatric heart rate and respiratory rate

Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 7, 2023

Heart rate (HR) and respiratory rate (RR) are THE major vital signs used in Advanced Paediatric Life Support ( APLS) guidance , sepsis guidelines , and Paediatric Early Warning Scores (e.g., Evaluating the Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) System for Admitted Patients in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Emerg Med J.

Life Support

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Glasgow Coma Scale in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

Interrater reliability of Glasgow Coma Scale scores in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med. Simplifying the use of prognostic information in traumatic brain injury. J Surg Res. 2019 Sep;241:112-118. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.03.038. 2019.03.038. Epub 2019 Apr 22. PMID: 31022676. Gill MR, Reiley DG, Green SM.

Critical Care

Critical Care ALS Life Support OR

emDOCs Podcast – Episode 84: Capnography

EMDocs

AUGUST 22, 2023

Capnography in the Emergency Department: A Review of Uses, Waveforms, and Limitations. J Emerg Med. Capnography for the nonintubated patient in the emergency setting. Ann Emerg Med. Predictive value of capnography for suspected diabetic ketoacidosis in the emergency department. West J Emerg Med.

Emergency Department

Emergency Department ALS Life Support OR

Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest: Pearls and Pitfalls

EMDocs

JANUARY 16, 2024

Louis) // Reviewed by: Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case You are working in the trauma/critical care pod of your emergency department (ED). You receive a page for a cardiac arrest and take report from emergency medical services (EMS). Am J Emerg Med. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001518

Defibrillator

Defibrillator CPR Epinephrine Life Support

ToxCard: Benzonatate

EMDocs

JANUARY 17, 2024

When emergency medical services (EMS) arrived, she was in asystole with an empty, recently full, bottle of benzonatate 100 mg capsules. She received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and standard advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS). Upon ED arrival, she had a heart rate (HR) of 160 and blood pressure (BP) of 80s/40s.

E-9-1-1

E-9-1-1 Overdose Emergency Medical Services Life Support

How to Become an EMT

NCOAE

MARCH 8, 2021

More specifically, you have three fundamental job responsibilities: Assessment and stabilization of the patient’s condition Basic life support Transportation In this post, we bring you up to speed on the different levels in emergency medicine and credentialing while explaining the basic education and skills required to become an EMT.

EMT

EMT EMT Emergency Medical Technician AEMT

The Reality of Ramping for Student Paramedics

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

We educate them in anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, mental health emergencies, social studies, determinants of health, epidemics, pandemics, ethics, documentation legalities, interprofessional collaboration and more. Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal, 18 (4) 182-189. DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2005.00763.x

Paramedic

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POCUS findings of hemodynamically unstable PE with cardiac arrest

EMDocs

APRIL 22, 2024

4 In an emergency department (ED) presentation of cardiac arrest, the diagnosis of PE is challenging without the use of CT angiography. Point-of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) is a bedside modality that can assist Emergency Physicians (EPs) in differentiating PE from other causes of cardiac arrest. 10,11 Vid 1.

ED

ED NARCAN ALS OR

Introduction to Key Musculoskeletal Concepts for EMTs

EMT Training Station

MAY 19, 2023

This article is for informational purposes only and is NOT a replacement for proper education and training. Table of Contents The human body, a marvel of biological engineering, is made up of several intricate systems working in harmony to enable life as we know it. Nonetheless, this information is not static.

EMT

EMT EMT Emergency Medical Services First Aid

Resident Journal Review: Available Evidence Regarding Targeted Temperature Management (TTM)

AAEM RSA

AUGUST 27, 2020

For both groups, mean time to basic life support was determined to be one-minute, advanced life support started at 10 minutes, and time to ROSC at 25 minutes. Of the 939 patients enrolled, the majority, approximately 80%, in each group had a shockable rhythm on initial assessment and 75% had bystander CPR performed.

E-9-1-1

E-9-1-1 CPR ICU ALS

NREMT Practice Test

BoostPrep

APRIL 26, 2022

EMT Airway, Respiration, & Ventilation Practice Test Time limit: 0 Quiz Summary 0 of 10 Questions completed Questions: Information You have already completed the quiz before. Transporting a critically injured intoxicated driver from an MVA in which a child sustained injuries incompatible with life. Hence you can not start it again.

EMT

EMT EMT CPR Emergency Medical Technician

Extreme shock and cardiac arrest in COVID patient

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

He was started on Extracorporeal Life Support ("VA ECMO") Here is the ECG on ECMO: Very low voltage On Day 3, the EF recovered (that seems quick!) Clin Chem [Internet] 2020;Available from: [link] Smith mini-review: Troponin in Emergency Department COVID patients Cardiac Troponin (cTn) is a nonspecific marker of myocardial injury.

E-9-1-1

E-9-1-1 STEMI Coronary ALS

From the President’s Desk: HEMS in Cork

Irish College of Paramedics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Crewing Models: There are varying models of pre-hospital care ranging from paramedic provision of care through the mix of First Aid (Tanigawa and Tanaka 2006) Basic Life Support (BLS), immediate care, Advanced Life Support (ALS) and the many associated specialist paramedicine grades. References Eckstein, M., Schneir, A.

Emergency Medical Technician

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REBEL Cast Ep113: Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation

REBEL EM

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Background Information: Double external defibrillation (DED) is an intervention often used to treat refractory ventricular fibrillation (RVF). The fragility index of these findings found to be 1 for VC and 9 for DED Obtaining a second defibrillator in the emergency department or intensive care unit can be very easy to do.

Defibrillator

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SGEM#350: How Did I Get Epi Alone? Vasopressin and Methylprednisolone for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests

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Reference ranges of paediatric heart rate and respiratory rate

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ToxCard: Benzonatate

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POCUS findings of hemodynamically unstable PE with cardiac arrest

Introduction to Key Musculoskeletal Concepts for EMTs

Resident Journal Review: Available Evidence Regarding Targeted Temperature Management (TTM)

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Extreme shock and cardiac arrest in COVID patient

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